The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-01-12

Farmers are not making much
preparation for sowing plant-beds.-
ReidsuiWe Times.
"A colored woman by the name
OF Charlotte Overton, living in this
city is now 1O7 years old, in good
health and memory.-Edenton FISH
ermdn and Farmer.
Mr.. J. J. Long writes us from
Elmwood of a hog which he weigh
ed on the Sd for Mr.. NJ. H. Brandon.
which pulled down the scales at SOP
pounds.-StatesuiWe Landmark.
The Powhattan Plaid Mills at Ran
dleman are turning out about 20
600 yds. per week. They have other
goods all sold in advance of the
manufacture and are doing WE'LL
Bush Hill ProhibHionist.
We r reliably informed that
a corps of engineers are being or
ganized to locate the line Of the
South Atlantic and Northwestern
Railroad from a point near Rock
lngham to a point near WiIkesboro.
-Sahsbury Waterman.
Mr.. John Fox, the one-armed
Fox of Bethany township, is one Of
the few farmers who has made some
money on cotton this year. With
no help only his children, and with
S2S worth of acid he made a crop
that brought him $281.-StotesriHe
Landmark.
A 81 gnal service station is likely
to be established at Danbury, with a
self registering thermometer indicat-
ing the changes of temperature
three times daily, and an apparatus
showing the direction of the wind
and the movement of the Clouds
DanbWy Reporter.
Work on the new Roanoke and
Tar River Railroad is being pushed
rapidly. 1t is stated that the road
will be completed and in operation
by June 1st. We learn that a route
for a branch line is being surveyed
from a point on that line, near Mr..
Tyner's, to observation-disclosures
bor0 Inder.
The citizens of portions ofJohr-
ston, Sampson, Harnett and Cum
berland counties will petition the
present Legislature for a new coun-
ty, Dunn, on the Short Cut railroad,
to be the county seat. A meeting is
called to assemble at Dunn, on the
18th inst. to further arrangements
Smithfeld Herald.
Our townsman, w. A. J. Pea
cock, Esq, lost his old war horse
last week, % years old. The animal
was raised by him and had rendered
faithful service duringthe war while
Mr.. Peacock served as a member of
Col. J. T. kcnnedy's company, and
since the war up to within a few
days of his Observation-Disclosures Mes
senger.
Col. J. n. Whitford of Jones
county was at the cotton exchange
yesterday with a lot of cotton which
brought nine cents per pound. The
colonel always leads the market and
it is because he has his cotton pick
ed out and ginned with ARE. 1t is
only occasionally that a bale or two
of such cotton is put upon the mar
ket here but his entire crop is
keted in this condition. Hence, the
extra price.-Nembern formal.
Durham shipped last week, 219,-
O7O pounds Of smoking tobacco,
worth s83,345.99, also 1920, pounds
valuation not given; 931 pounds
chewing tobacco, worth S2o9.96;
3,O55,45O cigarettes, worth S19,o96,-
so. At the warehouses last week 49,
642 pounds of leaf tobacco was sold.
1.-The new 1875 horse power Cor
Iiss engine of the Blackwell Durham
Tobacco Co. has been placed in po-
sition and works like a CHARM
Durham Plant.
-Ephraim Johnston, COL, broke
his neck at Enfield on Christmas
day in a peculiar manner. He was
fond of whiskey and while drunk
was performing tricks, when anoth-
er negro climbed a tree and came
down head first. Johnston thought
he would excel this and attempted
to descend the rec head downward
with his back toward the trunk OF
the tree. He fell on his head and
his neck broke with u noise that
was heard across the street.-hoon-
Oke Ne1rS.